Multi-Frequency Neural Treatments and Associated Systems and Methods
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1. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
- at least reducing patient pain by;
applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz; and
applying a second electrical signal to a second target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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Abstract
Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes at least reducing patient pain by applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz, and applying a second electrical signal to a second target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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68 Claims
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1. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
at least reducing patient pain by; applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz; and applying a second electrical signal to a second target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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15. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
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inducing paresthesia in the patient by applying a first electrical signal to a dorsal column of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of from about 40 Hz to about 500 Hz; and at least partially blocking patient discomfort resulting from the first electrical signal by applying a second electrical signal to at least one of a dorsal root and a dorsal root ganglion of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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18. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
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implanting a first electrode proximate to a dorsal column of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region; implanting a second electrode proximate to at least one of a dorsal root and a dorsal root ganglion of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region; applying a first electrical signal to the first electrode at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz; and if the patient experiences discomfort, applying a second electrical signal to the second electrode at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 20,000 Hz, in combination with applying the first electrical signal, and without repositioning the first electrode.
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25. A system for treating patient pain, comprising:
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a controller having instructions for directing first electrical signals in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz, and a generating second electrical signals in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz; a first electrical signal delivery device electrically coupled to the controller to receive the first electrical signals and configured to be positioned proximate to a first target location of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region; and a second electrical signal delivery device electrically coupled to the controller to receive the second electrical signals and configured to be positioned proximate to a second target region of the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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37. A method of managing chronic pain of a patient, comprising:
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applying a first signal to a first section of nerve tissue of a spinal region of the patient to increase or initiate neural activity at the first section of nerve tissue, the first section of nerve tissue being located at a dorsal column of the patient, the first signal having a frequency within a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz; and applying a second signal to a second section of nerve tissue of the spinal region to at least partially block neural activity at the second section of nerve tissue, the second section of nerve tissue being located at the dorsal column of the patient, the second signal having a frequency within a second frequency range of about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz.
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51. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
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at least reducing patient back pain by; applying a first electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of up to about 1,500 Hz; and applying a second electrical signal to the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region at a frequency in a second frequency range of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method for treating patient pain, comprising:
at least partially inhibiting sensation signals associated with one or more selected regions of a patient'"'"'s body, without decreasing or eliminating the transmission of motor control impulses, by applying a therapy signal at a frequency of from about 2,500 Hz to about 100,000 Hz, with the therapy signal preferentially affecting dorsally located neural structures within the patient'"'"'s dura mater at the patient'"'"'s spinal cord region. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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